One of the most consequential shifts in American foreign policy has nothing to do with a treaty or a summit. It has to do with a semiconductor. Over the past two years, the United States has attempted ...

The opening of a new border crossing in Gradiška should have been an unpolitical moment, meant to symbolise connection.

Ukraine war continues into its fifth year, manpower remains the central question. Battlefield technology can only go so far - ...

As snow descended on the streets of Rēzekne on a chilly February night, approximately two dozen men and women of all ages prepared for the Rēzekne Region Mixed Choir’s rehearsal, making their way to a ...

As “World No Tobacco Day” approaches, Brussels’s grand rhetoric of building a “smokefree generation” by 2040 sounds great. In reality, though, the EU’s policy direction on this crucial public health ...

With less than a month remaining before Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections, the Central Electoral Commission officially confirmed the 19 political forces that will compete for seats in the ...

Yerevan has just hosted an unusually dense concentration of geopolitical signals. More than 40 leaders gathered for the European Political Community (EPC) summit, which was followed immediately by the ...

The Ukrainian author Andriy Lyubka is known for his keen sense of Ukraine’s global role, as well as his observations about contemporary Ukrainian life. His raucous novel Carbide followed Tys, a ...

The consequences of Russia’s invasion are visible not only in Ukraine. The Kremlin has set off or exploited a series of crises that face most European countries.

Click here to become a member of New Eastern Europe and get access to this issue plus all previous issues These were the first wave of Helsinki monitoring groups, setting a model for later initiatives ...

What would it take for the war in Ukraine to end in a way that lasts? Not a pause, but a durable peace, one in which Russia is neither willing nor able to threaten Ukraine, destabilize Europe, or ...

The operation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant—commonly known as the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant—remains one of the most debated energy and environmental issues not only in Armenia but throughout ...